On Our Radar: Angling for the CEO Job?

In the NYT’s Opinionatorblog, two scholars offer a scorching critique of the “gospel of authenticity,” which holds that everything we do, including our work, has to be an expression of our deepest and most genuine selves. This gospel has replaced the once-common view that work was simply an obligation or a curse. But rather than liberating us, the pressure has only added to our guilt and anxiety, the authors write. — Lauren Weber

All those unpaid interns who are suing their stingy former companies need lawyers. Who do they turn to? Ad Age has a short piece about Outten and Golden, the firm that successfully represented the two interns who worked on the film “Black Swan,” among others. — Lauren Weber

Want to become a CEO? Might want to make Microsoft your first stop. Alums of the software firm have taken the helm at companies including Nokia, Liberty Media and, most recently Zynga, notes The Journal’s Digits blog. –Melissa Korn

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